Some pics from the NAIAS in Detroit

[Ryephile]

Here are my pictures from Wednesday, finally got them uploaded! Enjoy.


Pictures!

Audi's booth is always clean and pure feeling. *The new A4 Allroad should be a hit.

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Audi TT RS is 5-cylinder heaven. *Not too sure on the red with red/black wheels though

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Engine bay of the Audi RS5 is a rebellion against other German brands affinity for sheets-o-plastic in the engine bay. *Strictly functional here.

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BMW i8 is futuristic, but in a good way? *The doors are totally implausible for tight parking garages

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New BMW 3-er looks better and tidier in person than the added inches left me to believe on paper

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BMW 335i in a fantastic blue

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New 3-er interior is a bit of a mess stylistically. *The "Modern" interior trim is literally artificially ribbed wood, yikes!

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//M5 is huge. *Interior still smells like other 5-ers, which is toxic and/or cancerous

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MINI's booth was fun!

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I love this shot of the new JCW Coupe in the "JCW Garage" portion of the MINI booth

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New [oops, "just] Beetle is great looking, and VW's booth had a fun DJ spinning lively and danceable tunes

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New "991" 911 looks fantastic despite being bigger than ever

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911's new interior is a big step up for Porsche fans

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Scion display was much more inviting, surrounding, and fun than the old shoe-box theme from years gone by

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New FR-S looks good, driving experience TBD

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Toyota had a couple Prii there I guess *yawn*

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Lexus sports GT concept looks much better than $350k LF-A sitting nearby

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New Caddy looks like a Caddy. It's supposed to be small, but looked big up on display.

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Chevy's booth honestly felt like a cheap small-town car show. *Too bad because they had some great cars to show off.

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Green Chrome "Hot Wheels" Camaro was awesome

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[Ryephile]

...and more


Chevy's "the red concept" looked like a small Camaro, and that's a great thing. *GM, BUILD THIS with an LNF and rear-drive ASAP!

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Uh oh, who's been watching too much Office Space? *GM had bins of "Flair" promoting the Sonic. *Hopefully the demographic is impressed.

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The best part of the Nissan GT-R; the engine

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The worst part of the Nissan booth; the Murano 2-door convertible SUV w/sunroof. *Whaa??

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Michelin Man was hanging out and thrilled to pose for snapshots

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Sebastian Vettel's early 2010 Red Bull Formula 1. *Drool!

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Subaru BRZ, coming in 2-ish months to dealerships. *I can't wait to drive one!

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Fiat 500 Abarth looks great, and promises an amped up 500 experience

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500 Abarth interior. *RED!

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My photography & car enthusiast friend Rob is excited to drive one

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New Dodge Dart looks good. *Based on the Alfa Romeo Guilietta, with lots of cast and extruded aluminum, it should be exactly what Dodge needed for a small-ish car

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If you haven't noticed, Tron light style has been prevalent this year at the show. *More proof:

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Bentley's booth is always a perfect example of simple luxury. *The new twin-turbo 4.0L V-8 should be fantastic too

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The Hyundai booth was dark, but interesting

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New Hyundai Veloster Turbo looks funky & cool, and should be good competition for the Cooper S, GTI, and forthcoming Fiesta ST

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New Mercedes-Benz "Super Light". *It's been about 60 years since that name was relevant

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Oh there it is! *An actual Mercedes Super Light! *This is the first one, a 1953 300 SL. *Note the half-upper-doors

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[Ryephile]

...and finally:


The most beautiful concept of the show, the Acura NSX. *Acura spokespeople say it'll be in showrooms in 3 years. *Time to start saving!

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Want to see 1,094 Horsepower in one place? *Here it is, the 444 HP Mustang Boss 302 and the 650 HP Mustang Cobra! *

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The under bits of the Mustang Boss 302

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Come on Ford, why isn't the Fiesta ST in production yet!?

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The super-mesmerizing "bucky balls" in the trying-very-hard Lincoln exhibit.

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Edsel Ford's very cool runabout hiding upstairs in Lincoln's booth

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That's all!

[CLTBRZ]

Excellent stuff Rye!

I absolutely agree with you on the 3, exterior is nicer than expected but interior is a total clusterf-. Same with the ATS - boring like all of the other Caddy sedans. The Dart looks better in your photos than in most of the promo pics, which is good cause it looks pretty darn good in the promo pics too.

Also, BRZ in showrooms in 2-ish months? I want this to be true, but no US pricing on either BRZ or FR-S leads me to believe it's gonna be closer to 4-ish.

[Ryephile]

Originally Posted by CLTBRZ

Excellent stuff Rye!
.....

Also, BRZ in showrooms in 2-ish months? I want this to be true, but no US pricing on either BRZ or FR-S leads me to believe it's gonna be closer to 4-ish.

Thanks

I talked to a Subaru press rep at the show and they said the car should show up at dealers starting "the same time as the Geneva Auto Show", which is in early March. They also said that while the price hasn't been disclosed yet, they can say the BRZ will start "..in the mid $20k's". Nothing really new I know, but just a little bit straight from the source.

[yayforaddison]

I got a few of the interior of both by zooming in with my camera while I was there.

Scion is the first two, and Subaru is the last.

[yayforaddison]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

Thanks

I talked to a Subaru press rep at the show and they said the car should show up at dealers starting "the same time as the Geneva Auto Show", which is in early March. They also said that while the price hasn't been disclosed yet, they can say the BRZ will start "..in the mid $20k's". Nothing really new I know, but just a little bit straight from the source.

I asked Subaru and Scion and both said mid 20's.

I think most of us will agree tho that they both won't start at the same price. Meh.

[Zgrinch]

Originally Posted by Ryephile

Thanks

I talked to a Subaru press rep at the show and they said the car should show up at dealers starting "the same time as the Geneva Auto Show", which is in early March. They also said that while the price hasn't been disclosed yet, they can say the BRZ will start "..in the mid $20k's". Nothing really new I know, but just a little bit straight from the source.

My dealer was telling me maybe mid Feb to start the pre-order process.
I certainly hope this is the case.

[tranzformer]

Man that NSX is so sexy looking! Too bad I wouldn't be able to afford it new.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

Lol I feel bad for Dave who traveled up there just to sit in the car. Sucks for all who hoped to sit inside.

Car looks great in person btw. Working on trying to get in it lol

[Zaku]

That Abarth's full red seats so nice! get out of my Dreams and Into my FUture BRZ!!!

[Ryephile]

I found a picture I took of the BRZ interior [from a distance] and it turned out better than I expected. You can see the parking lights are on, so the tachometer lettering is glowing red. Tougher to see are the dual levers on the side of the seat; one for recline and one for flip-up to access the rear seats. Also, the push-button start is there, and there are no steering wheel buttons.


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[tripjammer]

Originally Posted by yayforaddison

I got a few of the interior of both by zooming in with my camera while I was there.

Scion is the first two, and Subaru is the last.

Interior materials quality looks to be the same on both...

[Zaku]

I so confused with the trims and the steering wheel buttons @___@ are they suppose to be there or not. I hope a Premium will be at DC show so I can figure it out.